LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Lady Harrison's Gift
THE naming ceremony of a motor life-boat at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, took place on 25th June. The life-boat is a gift from Lady Harrison in memory of her late husband, Sir Heath Harrison, Bt., the shipowner, of Cheshire and Hampshire, who...
Category: Donations
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Bembridge, Isle of Wight.—At 7.45 on the evening of the llth of September, 1954, the Cowes Marine Superintendent of Trinity House rang up to ask if the life-boat would take a doctor to the Nab lighthouse to attend the assistant keeper. No...
Life-Boat Gear
1. Anchor and cable ; anchor for a 30-feet boat, not less than, 75 Ibs. weight; cable 60 fathoms of 3 -inch rope.
The anchor and cable to be secured to the floor of the boat amidships.
2. A grapnel 25 Ibs....
Category: Articles
Mercury Direct
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The Duke of Connaught's Appeal to the Army
Ix common with Their Majesties the King and Queen, and other members of the Royal Family, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught has always been a warm sympathiser with the work of the Institution, and, in the midst of many national duties, he has...
Category: Articles
Portrait on the Cover
The portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Richard Lisle of Sunderland.
He has been coxswain of the Sunder- land life-boat since July 1949. For nearly three years before that he was second coxswain. Since his • appoint- ...
Category: Articles
A Bridge Too Far!
Little Sophie Ramster looks rather overawed by the size of the task ahead of her in crossing the Shard Bridge! Photo Blackpool Evening Gazette. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
International Conference on the World's Life-Boat Service
The Presentation of Gold Medals and Addresses of Congratulation to the Institution.
AN International Conference on the World's Life-boat Service was held, in connexion with the Centenary of the Institution, on 1st and...
Category: Meetings
An Inflatable Dinghy (2)
Two ILBs search A SMALL INFLATABLE DINGHY in which it was thought there were two boys and which appeared to be in difficulty 600 yards off Southerness Light was reported to Silloth ILB station by Ramsey Coastguard at 1819 on Wednesday May 2;...
Mercantile Credit
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